occasional musings on politics, culture and life in general from an american in exile

15 March 2008

To think or not to think that is the question

The creation of a fifth freedom in the European Union, a freedom of knowledge, is being put forward in an effort to ensure European competitiveness.

I can only assume that the EU leaders proposing this are frightened of losing out to India and China as they have nothing to fear from the US where freedom from knowledge seems to be the current vogue.